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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Nov 25

My tree of the day — a pedunculate oak, still holding on to its leaves.

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 5d

Tree of the day is this Japanese maple tree (April and October)

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 5d

Recent trip to the GoT Studio Tour in Banbridge- it was a lot of fun

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

An excuse to post the Shakespeare joke I found actually funny...

GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?

#shakespearesunday

Hollow Crown Fans 🎃 @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social · 7d

Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme: HALLOWEEN! 🎃👻🦇

a pumpkin with a face carved into it is lit up

ALT: a pumpkin with a face carved into it is lit up

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

Im in this photo!
This was a really interesting historical tour of Belfast – really recommended!

Guided historical tours of Belfast @drtomstours.bsky.social · 8d

Second of todays Doctors and Diseases walking tours for
@belfastfestival.bsky.social looking at Belfast’s medical history. Next two walks on 1.11.25, at 11am & 2pm. Book via the QR Code or 2025: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/drs-an...

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 24d

This is such a nice song: a favourite from this year

John Mulvey @johnmulvey.bsky.social · Aug 11

I get back from holiday and this beautiful track by Big Thief and Laraaji is finally in public domain. Grandmother, from what I think is the best Big Thief album by a long way, Double Infinity.

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Big Thief - Grandmother (feat. Laraaji) [Official Lyric Video]

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 26d

Out and about on my birthday :-)

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · 27d

Prague night tour

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Tree of the day – a big old sycamore at the Lennon Wall in Prague

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had this little poem in my head all day

By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)

Autumn begins –
I thought by now this journey
Would have ended

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks - I can see the resemblence, but the leaves appear to be v different to stewartia monodelpha. I think its an ornamental cherry of some kind!

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today's tree is this rather special Cedar of Lebanon

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 14

I stand by the decision. Looked too good to walk by!

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ha - yes, a poor substitue for the teasle, though mine is sadly on its way out already...

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 11

I love it. Such a moving song about accepting loss and change

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 11

Family catch-up in Belfast

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 3

Mournes today

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Jul 27

I did not - just looked it up though! The spiky head was used to lift fibers on wool fabric to make it softer, called teaseling

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Diane 🏳️‍🌈 @mmmadcccow.bsky.social · Jul 27

I love that this plant is someone's favorite. Native over there. Of course it's invasive over here. And personally it's way too "spikey" for my liking. 😂

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Jul 27

This teasel plant self-seeded in my garden and is now my favouite. Its about 6ft, with lots of little pools of water where the leaves meet up the stems, making it v popular with insects too

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Jul 25

I do like this beech, to the extent I framed a previous photo I took of it!

Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Jul 25

Tree of the day

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 21

We might need to consider the effect of the Earth’s long-term axial tilt cycle here also…

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · Jun 20

Local, middle-aged woman outside the Europa Hotel in Belfast just now: "It's called 28 Years Later but I don't know what it's about - is it the Good Friday Agreement?

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · May 26

My tree of the day - yew

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Marc Connolly🌻 @marcconnolly.bsky.social · May 21

Very good! I looked up the pub on streetview, and that’s a very impressive one growing on the wall! And the pub has been in business since the 1600s 😮

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